- Aussie guitar-throwbacks Golden Fang mix up the sound of a lot of bands and if you’re going to draw any kind of line connecting all of them, you could do worse than noting the countrified, gothic tinge that twists much of their music. Carl Redfern’s rich and sweet baritone can make everything seem a little less threatening than it actually is, but if you listen to the lyrics -see opener Clouds Go Round, for example- it could be an upbeat country-rocker: “but each day I’m here, feels a little more like hell” croons Redfern.

- What do we think of when we talk about African music? Africans have natural rhythm, goes the old racial stereotype. Other times we may think of music from that continent only as an ethnographic cultural experience, not as entertainment. Or we label as “authentic” African music only that which uses traditional non-European instruments and styles.

<p><span><span>- With aggressive, industrial-inspired, electronic production and soft vocals that cascade and transform to complement, <em>Slicing Shadows</em>, the new EP from Sydney producer PRINCI is a darkly beautiful affair. It’s PRINCI’s first project since her 2018, self-titled debut and sees PRINCI take inspiration from a variety of genres from trap to PC Music to noise rock; all her efforts devoted to enhancing this electronic spider’s web.</span></span></p>

<span><span><em>- Half Truths</em> is the stellar debut EP by Novocastrian singer-songwriter, Grace Turner. After emerging in 2017 with her powerful single, <em>Angry, </em>Turner has quickly garnered a reputation as an eminently talented artist<em>. </em>Over the last few years, she has dripped out captivating singles which has only demonstrated that what she lacks in quantity, she more than makes up for with quality.